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whodunwhats

whodunwhats is the plural of whodunwhat.

Meaning of whodunwhat

Noun

whodunwhat (plural whodunwhats)

  1. A whodunit in which the nature of the crime is a mystery, as well as the identity of the perpetrator.
    • In Sleuth Anthony Shaffer created the whodunwhat, where not only the identity of the criminal but the nature of the crime — indeed, the reality and reliability of everything we've seen with our own eyes — is part of the mystery.1993, Contemporary Dramatists, page 592

Questions about whodunwhats

What is whodunwhats the plural of?
Whodunwhats is the plural of whodunwhat.

Words near whodunwhats in the dictionary

  1. whodunits
  2. whodunnit
  3. whodunnitry
  4. whodunnits
  5. whodunwhat
  6. whodunwhats
  7. whoe'er
  8. whoes
  9. whoever
  10. whoever pays the piper calls the tune
  11. whoever smelt it dealt it

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